The Devil's House

Chapter 3

    Saanvi thought, We have to get out of here! But I can't look away from it. It's like its eyes are holding me hostage. What's wrong with me?! Move Saanvi! Move!

    Saanvi felt someone shake her and she heard Ryder's muffled voice saying, "Saanvi! Come on! We need to go! He's coming closer!"

    It felt as though everything was in slow motion.

    Saanvi slowly turned her head to Ryder. She saw his worried face as he tried to get her to move.

    She turned her head to the staircase where the Devil was. But it wasn't at the staircase anymore... It was right in front of them.

    The Devil stood barely a few feet away from them as it lifted its hand behind its head, getting ready to hit them. Before the Devil could hit her, Ryder pushed Saanvi to the ground.

    She fell on her butt and saw the Devil's hand hit Ryder on the back. She heard him cry out in pain.

    Ryder flew into the wall behing her. He hit the wall with a loud BOOM! that echoed across the mansion’s walls.

    Saanvi got out of the trance and got up and ran to him. “Ryder!" Saanvi yelled. She fell to her knees next to him.

    His back faced her and he wasn’t moving, so she carefully turned him over. "Ryder?" She whispered.

    Ryder had a long and deep cut on his forehead dripping blood all over his face.

    Saanvi shook him, trying to wake him up but he wouldn't open his eyes. She shook him again and yelled his name. She begged him to wake up.

    Saanvi wiped tears off her face with her bloody hands, leaving red streaks on her face. She checked him for a pulse and saw that it was very low.

    Saanv let out a half a relieved sigh. He was unconscious, but he was barely holding on.

    Saanvi felt the ground shake behind her. She knew what it was and didn't want to look. But she did anyways.

    Saanvi slowly turned around and saw the Devil standing right behind her. It towered over her, creating a long shadow to go over Saanvi and Ryder.

    Saanvi got up and pulled out her gun. She shot its head yelling curses at it until she ran out of bullets. She took deep breaths as she noticed that the Devil didn't even flinch or stumble. It just looked down at her as the bullets fell back out of its head.

    Saanvi had to cover her head as protection from the dropping bullets.

    Once Saanvi looked back up, the Devil's wounds had already healed. It let out a low rumble from its throat. It sounded like it was laughing at her.

     Saanvi threw her empty gun at it and screamed in frustration. She knew that there was nothing else she could do.

    The Devil blocked her way to get to the front door. She could never make it before it caught her. Even if she could make it to the door, she couldn't leave Ryder alone. He risked his life for her and she wouldn't leave him to die.

    She thought of the things she could do to save her and Ryder. But sadly... None of them would work.

    There was no way she would make it out of this alive.

    But she wouldn't go down without a fight.

    Saanvi ran in between the Devil's legs to the other wall on the opposite side of the room. It slowly turned around and walked toward her. Once it was a few feet away, Saanvi ran through the staircases to where she first saw it and looked back at the Devil. It started to run after Saanvi and was about to kick her but she rolled out of the way just in time.

    She ran back to Ryder and the Devil came at her, much faster now. It seemed like it was getting frustrated.

    Saanvi tried to run to the other wall again, but the Devil cut her off by slamming its fist on the ground in front of her. She screamed. The Devil's fist made the ground shake and she almost fell but she caught herself.

    She tried to run the other way, to the staircases, but it slammed it's fist again, blocking her way. Saanvi then tried to run back to Ryder but the Devil's fist blocked her path.

     It was playing the game of cat and mouse with her.

    Before she could think of another idea to try to run away, the Devil hit her into the wall next to the door with his left hand. She flew into the wall and fell to the ground.

    Saanvi groaned and tried to push herself up with her arms but she fell back down, face first.

    Saanvi groaned and tried to flip herself over but she didn't have the strength. Her arms felt like noodles, and she could feel blood slidding down her face down to the floor. She couldn’t tell where she was bleeding from.

    The room became dizzy and everything on her body hurt. Her eyes started to close no matter how hard she tried to keep them open.

     Saanvi had her eyes half closed as she felt the Devil stomp toward her. She soon felt large hands lifting her up by her torso. She turned to see the Devil picking her up.

    As it turned around to take her somewhere, she saw Ryder lying on the ground. The Devil didn't pick him up and take him with them. It seemed like the Devil forgot about him.

    "Ryder," Saanvi mumbled. She reached her hand out toward him even though she couldn't reach him. She closed her her hand into a weak fist.

    The Devil walked through the staircases and to the left into a hallway. Saanvi wasn't able to see Ryder anymore so she watched where the Devil was taking her.

    They walked through the enormous hallway. The Devil had brought her down some stairs, into a huge room. The room had electric torches covering the walls lighting up the whole room. That's when Saanvi noticed the walls had red stains all over it. It looked like red hand prints dragged along the walls.

    Where is the Devil taking me? And why are there red smeared hands prints all over the wall?

    The Devil walled through another hallway leading to a door. The last thing Saanvi remembered was smelling a horrible stench. She smelt the most disgusting smell she had ever experienced before. It was nauseating.

    What is that horrible smell? And where is it taking me?

    The Devil opened up a door in front of them making the smell even more sickening. It threw Saanvi on soft ground that felt wet.

    Why is the ground wet? And why does it feel soft?

    The Devil slammed the door and she could feel it stomp away. Before Saanvi could think of anything else, she passed out, letting the darkness consume her.